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European Union EU Netherlands

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.

Netherlands is a country located in Western Europe with an area of 41,543 km2 (land boundries: 1,053 km and costline 451 km). The capital of Netherlands is Amsterdam. The number of inhabitants is 17,469,635.

The Netherlands is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed an agreement to conduct joint air policing of their territories in 2015. They trade responsibility for patrolling the skies over the three countries. The inventory of the Netherlands Armed Forces consists of a mix of domestically-produced and modern European and United States equipment. The Netherlands has an advanced domestic defense industry that focuses on armored vehicles, naval ships, and air defense systems

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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300.8 billion $
16.6 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
1.6 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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1,298,969
41,199

Reserve personnel

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1,750,132
6,532

Available for military

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95,200,088
7,728,129

Land Forces

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Tanks

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4,278
18
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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30,594
1,116
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Total artillery

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6,219
75
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Self-propelled artillery

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1,864
52
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Rocket artillery

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682
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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5,392
183
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Fighter

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416
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Multirole

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946
61
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Attack

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111
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Helicopters

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2,330
82
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UCAV (combat drone)

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61
4

Navy

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Total naval

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1,385
144
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Aircraft carriers

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7
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Destroyers

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17
4
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Frigates

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78
2
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Corvettes

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23
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Submarines

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48
4

Nuclear weapons

European Union EU

Data not available

Netherlands

Netherlands participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

Military service

European Union EU

Data not available

Netherlands

17 years of age for an all-volunteer force.